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THE ASHLAND PR1XTLNG COMPANY (Incorporated)
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OFFICIAL CITY AND COUNTY PAPER.
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DKVISED TELEPHONE CALL
THAT CAX BE HEARD A MILE
C. M. Allen, telephone engineer in
the office of JHstrlct Forester Cecil.
Portland, nu devised an apparatus
which makes possible the calling tJ
tne telephone of persons who may
ie considerable distance away from
ihe Instrument.
The equipment consists of an or
dinary Klaxon horn operated by a
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Peoplesjorum
The Apple' Valley
Eleanor Dally, Medford, Oregon
It was morning and August We
sped away, and soon the oldest Til
lage In southern Oregon, with Its old
fashioned. Ivy-covered dwellings and
It: quaint brick buildings bearing
ancient dates and Inscriptions, lay
far behind and ie!ow. for we were
fadually ascending that steepest of ; combination 0f special relays adjust
steeps known as the Jacksonville: t(j ,0 that a direct cuf rent Is neces
bill. with its roadway winding nar-jfary t0 produce the loud sound
rely upward clinging tightly to the'in;f alarm. The energy to reran
mountain bar.' on one side and st.-et- the relays Is furnlshfd by a special;
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in. i., uiuunciiij i.u.u.iu vu i jjijigneio wnicn aeuvcrs eu&er ui-
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t.r.er, iuiu me uvlk uuueri,rus:i LMrect or alternating current, tnus
the yawning abyss hundreds cf feet j leaking it possible to use the ordin
lelow. . ringing signal or the loud sound-!
Across the cha3n, loomed moun- ;n; aiarm al will. Six cells of dry i
siJSJlK tit.
CA Bank, i?f
ihe Chtmo Clock.
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t.iins cf dizzy height, with sloplnj
sides . Infringed by lesions of loityi
lines taller' than the tallest cf ca-J
thedral spires. ''
Over the brow of the hill we shot;
and rolled off over the ample bos-;
on of the fertile Applegate valley,'
r?r-o"!ng In. the shade of the purple,
Mue Applegate mountains. Gre?n
stretches cf alfalfa dotted with graz-j
ng cattle, swept acros3 our vision,'
bttterles are connected to the horn.
The horn Is mounted with a reg
ular telephone transmitter and re
ceiver in a wooden case which pro
tects the outfit when not In use. Thus
It may be packed on horseback over
tho forest trails without damage. A
door In the front of the case gives
f:cess to the telephone Instrument.
The batteries which operate the
born also furnish the energy for talk
PCIU'IIASKS made Uirongh mail or
der houses never benefit the com
.inanity and seldom satisfy the indi
vidual. The fact that one cannot
M-e the merchandise, must lose a lot
of time In receiving it, and pay ex
fit time in receiving; it, and pays ex
iiiakes up the SEEMINGLY low price.
You'll find what you need
right here in Ashland
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"America shall v. In this war! Sl
Therefore. I will rk, I will
save, I vill bacri.:.:. I v.-'.li cn
4 dure, I will fiil.l '-'..-trfu'.'.y
. and to my uta.Of-.-uJ If ti-o
outcome of the btr jle JtptudJ
tti upon mo alone."
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OCR DRAFT MF.X
The Oregonlan had a letter Mon
day from a citizen 68 years of age,
who had retired from active employ-
rent, but who has responded to the
call of patriotic duty by going to work
us nlcht watchman at a box factory
.-.i Klamath Falls. In the same Issue
ej wai an account of the shameful nc
Jii!iil,'s of r HhamuleKS slacker at
I Chicago who has contrived to get
$ S i ! jobs as "aircraft inspectors" for some
I thirty young men of draft ago who
thought bo well of their preclons
1 Idea that they preferred to help
cf fire or other emergency requiring
their attention.
Forest officials have felt the need
for an efficient signalling instrument
cf this sort. On? supervisor sent In
LVSITANIA DF.STnOVER
KILLED BY BRITISH MIXES
cr I ranging on the mountain slopes j ;ns; and make It possible by the use
vere bands of bleating sheep. ,.f a special induction coil and Inter
At a mountain village store, we .-anter to call distant stations that
.topped to quench our thirst. There, j are equipped with the standard for-jtler hen necessity arose. The us
of a bomb, to be connected with a
telephone line so It could be fired
Lieut. Commander Schweiger, who
commanded the German submarine
a request for a cannon to be placed ; vhlch sank the big liner Lusitanla,
cn a mountain top and fired to call
to our delight, we found a moss-irt service howler anywhere on the
covered well and an oaken bucket
vhlch we lowered to the Icy depths'
and drey forth dripping with cooi-j
i ess from the moist recess, to the
.-(cky walls of which, clung dewyi
L'css crisply growing ferns and
greenery. I
We Journeyed on. A 'few minutes'
ride brought us to a standstill be
fore a latticed gate. Within, across
lire. This coll and Interrupter also
makes It possible to send signals' t nl by field men, also ha3 been
over a line which Is In bad condition
due to fire or windfalls. While test
ing the apparatus, Mr. Allen success
fully sent signals across a hundred
loot gap In the wire.
This special telephone equipment
was devised for use primarily In the
fire protection work of the forest
The men now fighting on the west
I fight the war four thousand miles
ne men now iis"s , ,,, . , .
. i.k .i.,.o ona ' Irora the front
front In France, with thousands-
more all over the country, were call
ed Into service under the law the
equity and fairness of which has
never been seriously questioned by
any one; find a law which with rare
Aeeptlons has been honestly and
Jjstly administered by a civil organi
zation, which Is one of the most
wonderful achievements of this na
tion. The process of selecting an
crmy of more than 2,000,000 men
iia demanded the most painstaking
vork, service Indicative of the hlgh
ct patriotism.
The magnitude of the undertaking
.o register and classify ten million
young men cannot possibly be com
prehended unless there Is Intimate
Irpowledse of the work of tho draft
and anneal boards. In detail this
work has amounted to as many In
vcstlgatlons as there are men regis
tered, and classifications In almost
as many circumstances. Yet In spite
of almost Incomprehensible detail
Gen. Crowder recently was able to
declare that "enrollment and classi
fication have been approximately 100
nor e.nt efficient." Such result
eould not possibly have been attained
cl all the people.
And the most wonderful thln3
nV.ut this draft Is that It has resulted
In very little complaint, and this from
Itck of Information or misunderstand
ing. Every man Judged fit to fight
nan been called as his number has
been reached, and every man still a
home has a number to be called, even
those who are In the deferred classes
because of circumstances over some
of which they have no control. In
every such case there has been pub
licity through the newspapers and
otherwise and all records are open to
the public. There Is therefore no
excuse for Ignorance or mlsunder
itanding, certainly none for conclu
ticns that wrong those who have not
yet gone Into training.
.nd In the grand result of this
careful selection of men commanding
the respect of the enemy and enlist
ing the admiration of our allies, there
Is and should be gratification that
our draft men are the equal of the
foldlers of any other nation. Those
tvho have gone and those who are to
CO deserve consideration and support
from us all, fit least proper apprecia
tion of the sacrifice they are making
cr are to make. In active fiehtine: or
. filing, every draft man should be
made to feel that we strive to equal
Ills loyalty, his patriotism and his
!cvotlon to country.
It Is a pity that many men with
t :lrlt and courage and efficiency are
too old to fight; and It is a pity that
other men not tooold to fight have
i-elthcr the cplrlt nor the efficiency.
This leads to the observation that
there Bhould be no such age limita
tion as 21 and 31, or any other. It is
the people's war, and all alike have a
duty to wage it. Why should It be de-
Evcry Pioce.of Slent From tho
East Side
Market
Is a Good Piece.
That's the only kind we handle.
Wholesale and Retail.
FISH ON FRIDAYS.
OYSTERS AND CRABS IN SEASON.
James Darrett, Frop. Phone 188.
treed that only men who have the
good luck to be In the twenties should
tike the destinies of America and the
world on their shoulders? Before the
the end comeo and Berlin Is reached
it Is likely to happen that fitness will
be the only Indispensable qualifica
tion for a soldier.
Fighting Is man's business, and
rervlng Is woman's. But fighting Is
made compulsory and service volun
tary. Will some one give a good
reason why, If eligible men between
21 and 31 are drafted to fight, eligi
ble young women of the same age
should not be conscripted to serve?
'ortland Oregonlan.
aclsers
a grassy plot shaded by leafy pear I sprvice. Fire guards provided with
and apple trees from whose boughs j loud-sounding signalling sets may be
h;ing tempting, ripenim; fruit, led a engaged In trail or bridge work at
beaten path to a vine-clad cottage tome distance from their camp and
l.cstllng arhldet scented bowers ofttin he within telephone call in case
tangled rose and honeysuckle growth, ;
against a background of evergreen, i
From the cottage the path zigzagged '
over rocky slopes to a sandy bed
where rippled the silvery-blue, emil
Ins waters of the river Applegate.
fternoon found us camped
"Hath glg.-ntlc pines in a nook be
side the river where a suspension
l ridse swung above waters that
''tamed and fell over Jagged rock3
lclow. Fleecy clouds floated over
head. Now and then a sandhill crane
lazed across our vision; crows cawed
their way to limbs of old. dead trees;
and once, a flock of wild geese set
tled low and sailed upon the river.
Then what glee, as we waded and
rplashed and with delighted excla
mations of "Oh!" and "Ah!" nanned
out great quantities of yellow dust
from tho sparkling sediment of thd
'.he river bottom. When, later, a
mountain laddie explained that our
'"find" was mica, or fool's gold, our
ardor was slightly dampened; but
rose to reckless heights after panning
out the tiniest fraction of real gold
from the sweepings of rock crevices
of what, In an early day, was the
tedrock of an old mine.
Then, huge armfuls of fir bough3
were gathered and piled high Into
beds for a night's rest under the
stars. At nlghtful. a great campflre
was built, around which we gathered
to enjoy crisp fried bacon, roast
potatoes end steaming coffee; and to
settle cozily telling tales of yester
days and dreaming of tomorrows In
the gleam of glowing coals.
Guggested.
The loud-sounding Klaxon signal
ing set as devised by Mr. Allen will
supply the need for a powerful sig
naling instrument and make a valu
cble addition to the fire prevention
equipment used by the forest serv
ice. In a test made on the Snoqual
Lite national forest to try out this
Instrument, the signal was heard a
distance of two mites.
Phone Job orc"ers to the Tidings.
v as killed when his U-boat sank la
the North sea. Ills death occurred
In September, 1917, but has Just
been admitted by the German admir
alty. Schweiger was In the fight of Hell
.oland with another submarine. Both
l-boats submerged, and the other
commander felt a chain sweeping
along the side of his boat and knew
be had run Into a British mine field.
A terrific explosion under water fol
lowed and the second boat came to
the surface. Schwelgers submarine
ba-. not been heard from since.
Cuarantee the soldier's ration by
sticking to your own.
Il.ll
roots
ts Are
The new sultan of Turkey assum
ed office amid protests of printers
and proofreaders. His name Is Wa-
Jildld Din Effendi.
I.OYKIW OK FAIR PLAY
REVOLT AT DEVASTATION
Americans are lovers of fair play,
and when the soldiers in France view
th3 wanton destruction and desola
tion inflicted by the Germans their
blood boils and they "see red." Tho
feeling Is well expressed by an Amer
ican in writing of the ruin of quiet
tillages and peaceful homes:
"Supposing this was the town In
which you were born ffcd raised with
all the tender childhood memories of
mother's knee and the old swimming
hole and the little kids that you used
to" play with. Suppose, after knock
ing around, you decided to return
home and gaze upon all these fam
iliar scenes once more and found the
old home battered to ruins, the boy
hood chums slaughtered, the girls
carried away nothing left but ruins
and decay. What would you do''
You'd do er.actly what the French
are doing. You'd fight and fight
u::tll you had obliterated the cause
and wiped the menace from the face
of the earth forever."
SO DECEPTIVE
Muiiy Ashland Peoplo Vnil to Utilize
tho Seriousness.
Backache Is so deceptive
It comes and goes keep: you
guessing.
Learn the cause then ouve it.
Possibly it's weak kldncyr
That's why Doan's Kidney Pills arc
so effective.
They're especially for weal: or dis
ordered kidneys.
Here's an Ashland case.
Mrs. S. C. McDonald, 6S3 B st.,
says: "I can recommend loon's
Kidney Pills Just as highly today as I
did three years ago when I gave my
first statement. I have taken Doan's
on several occasions for lameness
across my kidneys and It has required
only a few doses to relieve me of the
misery. Doan's Kidney Pills have
also proven beneficial to another
member of our family who has had
considerable kidney trouble."
Price COc. at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy get
Doan'a Kidney Pills the same that
Mrs. McDonald had. Foster-Mllburn
Co.. Mfgrs., Buffalo. N. Y.
SEVERE PENALTY ATTACHED
TO MEN' STEALING FOWLS
Bitter words passed between two
battalions of American troops In
France over a stolen goose. The bird
was missed from a little farm in the
Lrea occupied by one battalion, but
the feathers were found In the dis
trict occupied by the other.
To protect the property of the na
tlves In the area occupied by the
American regiments, the colonel has
prescribed tne following penalty:
"Any man In my command who
'ys a hand on a fowl that 'has not
Teen bought and paid for, will have
to eat the feathers."
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Th3 public should understand that the profits of
ths packers have been limited by the Food Adminis
tration since November 1, 1917. For this purpose,
the business cf Swift & Company is now divided into
three classes:
Class 1 includes such products as beef,
pork, mutton, oleomargarine and others
that are essentially animal products.
Profits are limited to 9 per cent of the
capital employed in these depart
ments, (including surplus and borrowed
money), cr not to exceed two and a half
cents on each dollar of sales.
Class 2 includes the soap, glue, fertil
izer, and other departments more or
less associated with the meat business.
Many of these departments are in
competition with outside businesses
whose profits are not limited. Profits
in this class are restricted to 15 per
cent of the capital employed.
Class 3 includes outside investments,
such as those in stock yards, and the
operation of packing plants in foreign
countries. Profits in this class are
not limited.
Total profits for all departments together in 1918
will probably be between three and four per cent on
an increased volume of sales.
The restrictions absolutely guarantee a reason
able relation between live stock prices and wholesale
meat prices, because the packer's profit can not
possibly average mqre than a fraction of a cent per
pound of product
Since the profits on meat (Class 1) are running
only about 2 cents on each dollar of sales, we have to
depend on the profits from soap, glue, fertilizer (Class
2, also limited) and other departments, (Class 3) to
obtain reasonable earnings on capital.
Swift & Company is conducting its business so
as to come within these limitations.
Swift & Company, U. S. A.
Ashland Local Branch
F. Crouch, Manager
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